ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).   To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...

FASHOLA PAID A COURTESY VISIT TO AMBODE YESTERDAY+PLEDGES TO REFUND DEBT OWED TO THE STATE.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 3 people                 Lagos State Government,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday saturday lauded his predecessor in office and Minister of Power,Works and Housing,Mr Babatunde Fashola for his achievements during the eight years he spent as Governor of the State.Governor Ambode,who spoke when he received Fashola and some top officials of the Ministry on a courtesy visit at the Lagos House,Ikeja,described the visit as historic,adding that it was gratifying to receive the Minister for the first time at the Lagos House,Ikeja since he left office on May 29,2015.
He said: ''On behalf of the people of Lagos State,I would like to wholeheartedly welcome Mr Babatunde Fashola,My predecessor and now Minister for Works,Power and Housing and especially back to the Alausa office where he actually left about 22 months ago.I want to say that this is a historic moment for us,notwithstanding that the Honourable Minister lives in Lagos,this is the first time he is stepping hiss feet into the Alausa premises and we need to honour him for that and say a big thank you for coming back home''.Governor Ambode also lauded Fashola for serving the State meritoriously,saying that hiss administration improved on the template already laid down during the previous administration.Earlier,Fashola who described the visit as home-coming for him,said he had come with his team to Lagos as part of a nationwide project monitoring exercise to inspect the job done so far on Federal Government projects.He assured that the Ministry had made representations to the Federal Executive Council on modalities to pay debts owed State Governments including Lagos State for rehabilitation of federal roads over the years,saying that the debts would be paid through bond instrument.The minister also expressed readiness to assist  Lagos State power initiative,especially in the rural areas.It would be recalled that Governor Ambode recently set machinery in motion to attain 24-hour power supply through generation of 3,000 megawatts of electricity by 2022.More photos below.
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